June 17, 2014 will count as the worst day in 65-year-old Indian crook Rajat Gupta’s life. Why? Read on, sweetie! Crook – Off to Prison Rajat Gupta – Stripped As part of his entry into a federal prison today following his conviction on insider trading charges, Rajat Gupta was most likely asked to strip while […]
After a recent high profile court battle against NYC Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade for visa fraud over her maid’s monthly salary, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara is now going after aam aadmi (average Indians) in the U.S. for alleged student visa and financial aid fraud. Preet Bharara Aam Aadmi […]
I have mixed feelings about Million Dollar Arm, the new Disney film about two slumdogs (Indians) who make it into major league baseball in America. The film claims to be based on a true story (of two Indian youngsters Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel who were picked in a contest in India, came and trained […]
Pulling myself out of the languorous stupor I had slipped into in recent months, I watched two French movies recently. And what a delight the two turned out to be. With a pleasing jab, they restored the joie de vivre in my life. Avenue Montaigne Directed by Danièle Thompson, Avenue Montaigne (2006) is less like […]
Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Lo-lee-ta: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth. Lo. Lee. Ta. She was Lo, plain Lo, in the morning, standing four feet ten in one sock. She was […]
Full Time Diarrhea Expert Part Time Microsoft Adviser If you ask me, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates should stick to philanthropy. You know, like saving Africa’s children, getting clean water to remote Indian villages and ridding the world of diarrhea, malaria, pneumonia and other diseases. And things like the Internet, Bill should leave to the experts. […]